Over the last couple of years there has been a huge increase in urban agriculture interest. Recent reports of
chicken abandonment, once the chickens stop laying eggs or when the going gets tough (winter!), are horrible, so it's wonderful that someone thought of a fantastic solution,
rent-a-chicken!
-From the "this is so big, how did I never know that?" file comes the popular Kenyan comic strip magazine and radio broadcast
Shujaaz. I may have to learn a little
sheng to understand what
three million listeners love!
-The University of Vermont’s Spatial Analysis Lab and the
USDA Forest Service’s Northern Research Station have come up with a fantastic way to help municipalities to prioritize tree restoration projects. Could this tool be used to figure out where best to place other green infrastructure,
like green roofs or green walls?
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Copenhagen has repeatedly shown to be one of the most progressive cities, in regards to
green infrastructure. Here's an update on how Copenhagen is tackling climate change through progressive
environmental design.
-Social cost benefits for urban agriculture as generally hard to come by, especially ones crunched by esteemed sources, so
relish this report from the Netherlands.
